Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves welcomed Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo González in the capital San José on Thursday.

With an MLS-heavy roster, new coach Mauricio Pochettino has plenty to be impressed with after a convincing pair of friendlies.

The U.S. men's national team got another comfortable win, beating Costa Rica 3-0 Wednesday to end January on a high note.

San José, Costa Rica - The president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Nancy Hernández, warned Monday that freedom in the region is threatened by “populism” and lamented the deterioration of democracy that is occurring,

The USMNT made it two wins from two January friendlies, defeating Costa Rica 3-0 on Wednesday at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.

The Americans dispatched Venezuela 3-1, with three players each getting their first national team goals. Now they face a Costa Rican side playing for the first time since being eliminated from the CONCACAF Nations League by Panama back in November — and with a new manager at the helm.

Mauricio Pochettino made eight changes from the United States' friendly victory over Venezuela Saturday afternoon as they ran out 3-0 winners against Costa Rica on Wednesday night.  Scorers: White

Tolkin won't play for the USMNT here on Saturday against Venezuela or next week versus Costa Rica; he left camp on Wednesday and flew to Germany to sign with Bundesliga strugglers Holstein Kiel.

The USMNT will take on Venezuela on Saturday, Jan. 18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It will move on to face Costa Rica on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Orlando, Florida. More must-reads:

Mauricio Pochettino's first January camp with the United States men's national team is coming to a close, but first his side will have a test against Costa Rica at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, received at the Presidential House the president-elect of Venezuela, Edmundo González Urrutia. The Venezuelan opposition politician also held a meeting at the Legislative Assembly. President Rodrigo Chaves ...

The U.S. and Costa Rica game will be broadcast in English on TNT and truTV. NBC's Universo will carry the game in Spanish. The U.S. and Costa Rica will stream in English on Max. NBC's Peacock will stream the game in Spanish.